Campaign's Focus Turns to Grim Data

By

Carol E. Lee And

Sara Murray

Updated June 1, 2012 7:00 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs report quickly became the central focus of the presidential campaign, with President Barack Obama seeking to mitigate the political fallout and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney trying to seize on the disappointing numbers.

The former Massachusetts governor used the report to attack Mr. Obama's economic record, while the president blamed Republicans in Congress for blocking...